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Monday, June 18, 2007

I know that the name sounds a little weird. I too felt the same when I first came across this recipe in a book. But the picture tempted me to try out the recipe and believe me, it was very tasty. Moong dal (Yellow mung beans) has a odd smell when cooked, and also the smell of cauliflower after it is cooked is not so inviting. Thinking about combining these two?? I thought it would either get into the fridge for decades and then land into the trash can or may be directly.But then I took a chance, it came out so well that I wanted to share it with you guys.

combine Dal-cauliflower, turmeric and pressure cook it for two whistles. Add very less water to cook it. Water should be just sufficient to cook the dal well. Cauliflower gets cooked very fast.Using a steel ladle slightly mix and mash the cauliflower and dal so as to get a thick puree like consistency.In a frying pan add 2-3 tsp oil and temper with mustard, cumin, curry leaves, asafoetida, green chillies slit length wise and finely chopped tomatoes. When the tomatoes get cooked, add the dal-cauliflower mix and fold in well. Don't forget to add salt and cilantro. Enjoy it with Dosa, Idlies or rotis.

Oh..never knew we can make kootu with cauli..Cool recipe..BTW,sharmi dear,I dont understand abt this technorati ranking...just clicked on and on my favourite blogs,and surprisingly your rank is lower than all the rest!!..It just,absolutely cannot be true..you are linked by about 100...and I know not the reason,,did u check that,dear..??

My mother used to make pappu kura (meaning dal-curry) using yellow moong dal which is traditional for this recipe using vegetables like cauliflower,cabbage,and ridge gourd..I have to try out the chutney though.

Sharmi...i have tried to answer all your doubts in my comments section itself...check out that and still if you got doubts, you can mail me....pls feel free to ask all your doubts...I am more than happy to answer all :)